Elite Racing Calendar 1996

The 1996 Elite Racing Calendar is now available. As before, races with the
numerical prefix 1
are one-day races and those with the prefix 2 are stage races. The
categorisation has now been extended to include races that would previously have
been "amateur" or "open", hence the
1.5, 1.6 and 2.5, 2.6 categories.

The calendar is divided between "Major events"
(World Cup races and the big-three Tours and a few other races) and calendars
for Europe, America, Asia, Africa and Australasia. I will post the calendars in
three sections (but as soon as possible!) -- January to
April, May to July, and August to December. Part 1 follows: